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A Nakuru-based attorney has warned Kenyans to take the Covid-19 disease seriously and act responsibly after over 40 members of his family got infected.
Gordon Ogola told The Star that 48 family members back in Gondoche village, Migori County tested positive for the virus in a span of one week.
“The…
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A Kenyan house help who was fired by her employer three years ago has been awarded a compensation of Sh270,000.
Moreen Muhani sued her employer Namuben Manji Bhinji after she was dismissed in December 2016 for asking for a salary increment.
Employment and Labor Relations Court Justice Nduma Nderi…
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Police have arrested a 34-year-old terror suspect accused of sending threatening letters to a High Commission in Nairobi.
Tracy Wairimu Ndegwa was nabbed by officers from the Anti-Terror Police Unit (ATPU) in Nairobi’s Utawala estate on Monday.
One of the two letters she sent to the Nairobi-based…
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Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa was on Tuesday arrested and arraigned in court over alleged fraudulent sale of a car worth Sh450,000.
Barasa appeared at Kajiado Law Courts, where he was charged with obtaining Sh450,000 from one John Irungu Mwangi pretending he was in a position to sell him a…
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Operations at the Devolution Ministry have been suspended until further notice after 18 employees tested positive for Covid-19.
As a result, all members of staff were directed to go on self-isolation for 14 days having interacted with their infected colleagues.
Devolution Principal…
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The construction of Sh1.7 billion floating bridge across the Likoni Channel in Mombasa has started.
The bridge is expected to be complete in November this year and will link Mombasa Island to the mainland south. The construction is being done by Chinese engineering company, China Road and Bridge…
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Kenyan ICT expert, Dr. Catherine Adeya has been named the Director of Research at the World Wide Web (WWW) Foundation effective August 17th.
The foundation announced Dr. Adeya’s appointment to the position in a statement on Monday, saying she will play a critical role in shaping the future…
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Kenya Airways (KQ) Chairman Michael Joseph says the airline plans to resume direct flights to the US in October.
Joseph said KQ will initially fly to JFK International Airport in New York once per week and increase frequencies based on demand.
“I think we will go once a week and then we will start…
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A month after she was sent to jail, the family of Grace Wakhungu has reportedly raised Sh800 million to secure her freedom.
People Daily on Monday reported that the powerful Awori family fund-raised and exceeded the Sh707 million fine handed to Ms. Wakhungu by a Nairobi court on June 25th.
A source…
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A Kenyan nurse who gave birth while battling Covid-19 in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) has died.
The 32-year-old nurse from Rachuonyo, Homabay County successfully delivered the child at Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital (KTRH) on July 24th, four days after she tested positive for Covid-19.…
